Cost of Living Comparison Between Barinas and Maracaibo Cost of Living Comparison Between Barinas and Maracaibo

🙂 Solo nomad: Barinas is 89.4% cheaper than Maracaibo without rent, and 91.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barinas is 91.6% cheaper than Maracaibo without rent, and 92.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.65 VES 4,495

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$39.72 VES 16.8K

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.04 VES 3,814

Cappuccino

$2.72 VES 1,147

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.02 VES 429

$1.19 VES 503

-14.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.34 VES 567

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.31 VES 973

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.93 VES 1,235

Milk (1 liter)

$1.75 VES 738

White Bread (500g)

$2.00 VES 845

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.12 VES 473

$1.08 VES 457

3.70%

Eggs

$3.10 VES 1,308

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.93 VES 1,236

$6.21 VES 2,622

-52.82%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.17 VES 2,180

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.31 VES 2,661

Apples (1kg)

$4.43 VES 1,868

Banana (1kg)

$1.38 VES 582

Oranges (1kg)

$1.63 VES 688

Tomato (1kg)

$1.08 VES 457

$1.43 VES 602

-24.48%

Potato (1kg)

$1.21 VES 512

Onion (1kg)

$1.63 VES 687

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.97 VES 411

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.58 VES 666

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.40 VES 1,434

Wine (Bottle)

$9.16 VES 3,864

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.07 VES 451

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.59 VES 1,094

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.48 VES 204

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$42.09 VES 17.8K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.97 VES 1,254

$3.95 VES 1,666

-24.81%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$5.09 VES 2,147

$1.96 VES 827

159.69%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$17.56 VES 7,409

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.52 VES 220

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$22.8K VES 9.6M

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$31.6K VES 13.3M

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$16.34 VES 6,895

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$8.82 VES 3,722

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.80 VES 10.9K

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$9.81 VES 4,139

$33.79 VES 14.3K

-70.97%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.88 VES 10.1K

Cinema Ticket

$5.03 VES 2,122

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$114 VES 48.1K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.3K VES 6.0M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$41.53 VES 17.5K

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.58 VES 17.5K

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$58.8 VES 24.8K

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$59.6 VES 25.2K

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$182 VES 76.7K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$102 VES 42.9K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$327 VES 138.1K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$213 VES 90.0K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$742 VES 313.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$491 VES 207.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$199 VES 84.0K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

26.6

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Barinas: March 1, 2026

Last update for Maracaibo: March 2, 2026

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